Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Neil Pearson
Dave Charnley
Jeff Rawle
George Dent
David Swift
Henry Davenport
Stephen Tompkinson
Damien Day
Victoria Wicks
Sally Smedley
Robert Duncan
Gus Hedges
Susannah Doyle
Joy Merryweather
Ingrid Lacey
Helen Cooper
Ingrid Lacey
Helen Cooper
Robert Duncan
Gus Hedges
Haydn Gwynne
Alex Pates
Geoffrey McGivern
Repeat introductions
Andy Hamilton
Writer
Guy Jenkin
Writer
Hermione Norris
Octavia
Mark Chapman
Sam Peter
Nick Dunning
Andrew Lincoln
Nicholas Day
William Hope
Colin Mace
Philip Glenister
Caroline Strong
Meera Syal
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Drop the Dead Donkey is a British television sitcom that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of "GlobeLink News", a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism. It was created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The series had an ensemble cast, making stars of Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson.The show was awarded the Best Comedy (Programme or Series) Award at the 1994 BAFTA Awards. At the British Comedy Awards the show won Best New TV Comedy in 1990, Best Channel 4 Comedy in 1991, and Best Channel 4 Sitcom in 1994.
In 2000, the show was ranked 94 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list compiled by the British Film Institute.